(CPOD) Feb. 3, 2004 – Massachusetts senator John Kerry is the first choice for Democrat voters in Arizona, according to a poll by American Research Group. 32 per cent of respondents would vote for Kerry in the state’s primary, an 11 per cent lead over retired general Wesley Clark.
(CPOD) Feb. 3, 2004 – Massachusetts senator John Kerry is the first choice for Democrat voters in Arizona, according to a poll by American Research Group. 32 per cent of respondents would vote for Kerry in the state’s primary, an 11 per cent lead over retired general Wesley Clark.
North Carolina senator John Edwards is third with 11 per cent, followed by former Vermont governor Howard Dean with 10 per cent. Seven states –Arizona, Delaware, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma, North Dakota and South Carolina– will hold votes today.
Kerry won the New Hampshire primary on Jan. 27, as well as the Iowa caucus on Jan. 19. Clark –who did not participate in Iowa– finished third in New Hampshire.
Arizona’s eight electoral votes went to George W. Bush in the 2000 election. The Republican candidate beat Democrat Al Gore by six per cent. Bill Clinton in 1996 is the only Democrat to have carried the state since 1972.
Polling Data
What candidate would you vote for in Arizona’s Democratic primary?
Jan. 30-31 | Jan. 24-25 | |
John Kerry | 32% | 24% |
Wesley Clark | 21% | 21% |
John Edwards | 11% | 15% |
Howard Dean | 10% | 10% |
Joe Lieberman | 9% | 7% |
Dennis Kucinich | 1% | – |
Undecided | 16% | 23% |
Source: American Research Group
Methodology: Telephone interviews to 600 likely Arizona voters, conducted on Jan. 30 and Jan. 31, 2004. Margin of error is 4 per cent.
